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  <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;John Buchan&lt;/b&gt;, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, PC CH GCMG GCVO, was a British novelist and Unionist politician who, until his death, served as the Governor General of Canada. 

Buchan was born and primarily educated in Scotland, and further schooled in England, obtaining a degree in &lt;i&gt;Literae Humaniores&lt;/i&gt;, and befriending a number of influential future writers while studying at the University of Oxford. After a brief career in law, Buchan then simultaneously began writing and entered the political and diplomatic fields. Buchan was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but dedicated the majority of his time to his writing career, and became best known for his novel &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Thirty-Nine Steps&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, as well as his horror fiction. He was appointed as the Canadian viceroy in August 1935, and strongly promoted literacy as well as the evolution of a distinct Canadian culture.

&lt;i&gt;Excerpted from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchan&quot;&gt;Wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;

&lt;i&gt;Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/44217-master-list-of-author-disambiguation-by-spaces&quot;&gt;See this thread for more information.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;]]></about>      <hometown>Perth, Scotland</hometown>  <born_at>08/26/1875</born_at>  <died_at>02/11/1940</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The 39 Steps]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.60</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>534</ratings_count>
  <published>1915</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Greenmantle]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <published>1916</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Mr. Standfast]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
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  <published>1919</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Three Hostages]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <published>1924</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Prester John]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <published>1956</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Four Adventures of Richard Hannay: The Thirty-Nine Steps/Greenmantle/Mr. Standfast/the Three Hostages]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[John Macnab]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.18</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>28</ratings_count>
  <published>1983</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Island of Sheep]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.52</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>31</ratings_count>
  <published>1936</published>  
  
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        <book id="365882">
  <title><![CDATA[Witch Wood]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.87</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>15</ratings_count>
  <published>1927</published>  
  
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        <book id="1740961">
  <title><![CDATA[Sick Heart River]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[John Buchan]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.31</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>1941</published>  
  
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